Bible Commentary

He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where [is it]? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. 23. He anticipates the time when he shall be a hungry wanderer, roving in search of bread and crying, Where is it? The picture of the rich oppressor tormented by visions of famine is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 15:23”

He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. 22. return out of darkness ] “Darkness” is calamity, and the words mean that the wicked man anticipates a calamity which shall be final, and from which, when it befals him, there shall be no escape. he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 15:22”

A dreadful sound [is] in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 21. A dreadful sound ] A sound of terrors; he continually thinks he hears the sound of coming destruction. in prosperity the destroyer shall come ] A picture of the wicked man’s anticipations. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 15:21”

The wicked man travaileth with pain all [his] days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. 20. The sense is, All the days of the wicked man he is in pain, And the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor, i. e., constantly and throughout his whole life, as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 15:20”

Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. 19. And it is a tradition pure and uncorrupted by admixture of foreign elements, for it is the moral wisdom of races to whom alone the land has been given, who have dwelt always in the same seats, and never been displaced, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 15:19”

Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid [it]: 18. The doctrine of Eliphaz is no novelty, it is his ( Job 15:17), but it is the consistent moral tradition of the wise from generation to generation. The phrase “have told and have not hid” means, have told openly, it is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 15:18”

I will show thee, hear me; and that [which] I have seen I will declare; 17. I will shew thee ] Eliphaz assumes a high tone with Job; one is entitled to do so with a man in his unfortunate condition. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 17 35. Eliphaz instructs Job regarding … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 15:17”

How much more abominable and filthy [is] man, which drinketh iniquity like water? 16. According to the Hebrew punctuation the verse runs, How much less the abominable and corrupt, Man, which drinketh in iniquity like water. The word “corrupt,” only here and Psa 14:3 (Psa 53:3), occurs in Arab. in the sense of “turned,” sour, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 15:16”

Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. 15. his saints ] his holy ones, i. e. His angels, cf. on ch. Job 5:1. the heavens ] These are here the material heavens, not the celestial inhabitants, cf. ch. Job 25:5. So Exo 24:10, “And they … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 15:15”

What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous? 14. What is there to justify such passion thy pretended innocence? What is man that he should be clean? cf. ch. Job 14:1. Eliphaz recurs again to his principles formerly enunciated, ch. Job 4:17 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 15:14”